On 18 December, GFAN Africa and WACI Health visited the Embassy of Netherlands in Nairobi and presented a thank you letter, appreciating the country for their generous contribution towards the 6th replenishment of the Global Fund. The Netherlands contribution of €156 million for the period 2020 – 2022 which will enable the Global Fund support countries in their efforts to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and to save lives.
Johnstone Kuya, the Senior Policy Officer in charge of strategic partnerships at the Embassy informed us that The Netherlands is keen on investing in HIV and AIDS, sexual and reproductive health and rights. Within these topics, the country has interests in prevention and care, key populations, and access to information and resources.
Acknowledging the huge role that civil society played in mobilizing res...
GFAN Africa, WACI Health and partners held a meeting on 4 December 2019 on the sidelines of ICASA 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting was titled “Domestic Resource Mobilization as a Pathway to Sustainable HIV and Health Financing in Africa”. Participants urged African Governments to commit additional resources for health, to save lives and ensure effective and efficient healthcare for all.
Civil Society’s Critical Role in the Successes of the 6th Replenishment of the Global Fund
On
2 December, GFAN Africa met with Peter Sands the Executive Director of The
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on the sidelines of ICASA
2019 Rwanda and
had conversations on the 6th replenishment of the Global Fund. The October 2019
replenishment raised $14.028 billion to help save 16 million lives and avert
234 million new HIV, tuberculosis and malaria infections in the next three
years.
Peter acknowledged the enormous role that civil
society played in advocacy in the run up to the replenishment, which led to
increased contributions by implementing countries in Africa and ultimately, to
a successful replenishment. A record 24 countries pledged towards the
replenishment. In the build up to the replenishment conference, civil society
organizati...
In November, the membership of GFAN Africa set aside a day of action when they said thank you to private sector organizations, Foundations, African Governments and donors; who contributed towards the successful 6th replenishment of the Global Fund which raised $14.028 billion.
Expressing gratitude for the strong commitment towards global health, GFAN Africa membership described the contributions as life – saving. They emphasized that the resources for the period 2020 – 2022 will reduce suffering, strengthen health security, and catalyze economic growth. The resources have equipped the Global Fund partnership to cut the mortality rate resulting from HIV, TB and malaria by half, avert 234 million new infections across the three diseases and save 16 million lives by 2023. Additionally, the funds will contribute to achieving universal healthcare coverage, the achievement of sustainable development goal three on the health and well-being of all, and indeed ...
On 19 September 2019 GFAN Africa , in collaboration with WACI Health , organized a day of advocacy dubbed Day of Action for African Governments. Members of the Network delivered letters to Presidents of African Countries, asking them to contribute to the 6th Replenishment of the Global Fund as well as allocating additional domestic resources for health in their respective countries.
The 6th Replenishment Conference will take place on 9 October 2019 in Lyon, France and seeks to raise a minimum of US$14 billion to be able to #getbackontrack to defeat HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria worldwide. The 6th Replenishment funds will help save 16 million lives, cut the mortality rate from HIV, TB, and malaria by half, and will build stronger health systems by 2023. Further, these resources will contribute to achieving Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) and Sustainable Development Goa...
In New York on 22 September 2019, WACI Health , Rwanda NGOs Forum , IMRO , GFAN Africa , and the Global Fund organized an engaging panel discussion themed: ‘Domestic Resource Mobilization and sustainable Health Financing in Africa’ which was held on the side lines of the High Level Meeting on Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC).
This side event joined in the worldwide discussions around achieving sustainable financing for UHC in Africa through increased domestic resources for health.
Participants of the side event follow conversations.
According to the 2019 Investment Case for the Global Fund , a successful 6th Replenishment of the Global Fund will spur US $46 billion in domestic resources from implementing countries towards ending the epidemics of HIV, TB, and malaria, as well as strengthening health systems.
